163 Will Be The Way The West Was Won
Two offensive explosions by two teams fighting for the NL West mean that the 162-game marathon is not conclusive in determining a winner.
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado Rockies are set for a NL West title game at Dodger Stadium on Monday after both teams emerged victorious on Monday.
The Los Angeles Dodgers, beginning the weekend a game behind the Colorado Rockies, completed a sweep of the San Francisco Giants on Sunday with a 15-0 blowout victory at AT&T Field.
The Los Angeles Dodgers jumped all over San Francisco Giants’ left-hander Andrew Sanchez, who they tagged for 6 ERs and sent packing after 2.1 IP.
A locked in Giants team made rounding the bases look fun on Sunday as they used an early outburst to lead 9-0 after three innings in a game that saw the Dodgers pound out 16 hits.
Los Angeles Dodgers’ left-gander Rich Hill was in playoff form, going seven dominant innings for the Dodgers where he allowed only two hits while striking out seven.
The Colorado Rockies would have a hitting parade of their own at Coors Field.
Behind a Charlie Blackmon cycle, the Colorado Rockies thumped the Washington Nationals 12-0 on Sunday.
The Colorado Rockies did their damage much later in the game, scoring eight runs in the fifth, seventh and eighth innings combined.
Colorado Rockies center fielder Charlie Blackmon went 4-for-5 with 3 RBIs in hitting for the cycle, the ninth in the 26-year history of the Colorado Rockies.
Third baseman Nolan Arenado would hit a pair of home runs for the Rockies as Colorado won for the ninth time in their last ten games.
The Los Angeles Dodgers appeared to have a strangle hold on the NL West title after sweeping the Colorado Rockies two weeks ago.
A hot streak from Bud Black’s Rockies along with Dave Roberts’ Dodgers stumbling has led to the two teams — both finishing at 91-71 — now needing one more game to determine how the NL West will be won.
The loser will be playing a road playoff game in the NL Wildcard game on Tuesday vs the loser of the Los Angeles Dodgers-Colorado Rockies NL West title tilt on Monday.
The winner will be playing the Atlanta Braves to begin the NLDS with home field advantage in the series.
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